Monday, 18 July 2016

Yellowknife NWT Town Hall on Climate Change #CanClimateActionhttps://youtu.be/X5RTY-6f7CENWT MP Michael McLeod and the City of Yellowknife, along with Canadian Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna, will hold a town hall discussion to engage citizens, including Indigenous peoples, in a discussion on clean growth and climate change. The purpose of the town hall series is to raise awareness of climate change issues and get various communities across the country involved in finding viable solutions. Feedback from Canadians will contribute to Canada’s approach on climate change.Event: Town hallDate: Monday, July 11, 2016Time: 7:30 p.m. [MST]Location: Somba K’e Civic Plaza

Thursday, 7 July 2016

The Historical Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Parks Canada dedication ceremony for a plaque celebrating the role ice roads have played in opening up the north to settlement and resource development. WHEN: July 7, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. WHERE: Rotary Park, Yellowknife, Northwest TerritoriesCommemorating the Establishment of Ice Roads in the Northwest TerritoriesWith Jonah Mitchell, Parks Canada; Chief Edward Sangris of the Yellowknife’s Dene First Nation with the Dettah Drummers; Dr. Tom Andrews, NWT Member of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada and Mark Heyck, Mayor of the City of Yellowknifehttps://youtu.be/P6Py26Z-6EQ